Up this week: charismatic charlatan Benny Hinn. How do we distinguish between the work of the Holy Spirit and the lies humans tell? Why does Samuel know so many Kenneth Copeland quotes? Will the cup of Prosperity Gospel content ever run dry?

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Good Morning, Holy Spirit by Benny Hinn

A Question of Miracles

Benny Hinn Classics: Healings and Miracles in Chicago

Benny Hinn's False Prophecies for the 1990's

Benny Hinn: Best-Selling Author Admits Mistakes, Vows Changes, Christianity Today

The prosperity gospel, explained, Vox

Greed - Benny Hinn, Seven Deadly Sinners

Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler

Joel Osteen's magnum opus! Can magical thinking really give you everything you want? Why is the prosperity gospel so popular? Is Samuel a skinny goat? Mary breaks down America's most popular preacher.

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[SOURCES]

The Power of I AM, by Joel Osteen

Positive Declarations from Pastor Joel Osteen, Oprah Winfrey Network

The Joel Osteen Sermon that Changed Oprah’s Life by Tim Challies

Joel Osteen / Lakewood Church, Ministry Watch

Prosperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise Among Churchgoers, Lifeway Researchers

The Number of People in the Exodus from Egypt, Colin J. Humphreys

Why did America's biggest megachurch take so long to shelter Harvey victims? The Guardian

Lakewood Church’s $60m ‘smiling pastor’ holds up worldly success as proof of God’s favour, Financial Times

Analysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam,’ The Roys Report

‘I Am Who I Am’? The Real Meaning of God’s Name in Exodus, Michael LeFebvre, The Center for Hebraic Thought

BLESSED: The History of an American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler

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